From Nick Saban to a Hackleburg human cross, Alabama marks April 27, 2011 tornadoes anniversary
By Alabama NewsCenter Staff April 28, 2021
Nick Saban, upper left, remembered the April 27, 2011 tornadoes as did those in Tuscaloosa, Concord, Hackleburg and other communities. (Danielle Kimbrough / Alabama NewsCenter, UA Athletics, Pikeville Drone Services, Madison Scales Williams)
It’s been a decade since 62 tornadoes raked through Alabama, taking lives, leveling homes and businesses and creating physical and emotional wounds that are burned into the memories of survivors.
There were events, gatherings and personal remembrances throughout Alabama Tuesday, the 10th anniversary of the April 27, 2011 tornadoes. The devastation can’t be forgotten, but the assistance and kindness in the immediate aftermath and the resiliency shown in the years since are the greatest testaments to that day.